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A New Hope for Obi-Wan & A Big Marvel Series for Disney+ | Weekly News Episode 236

This week we talk about a new BIG series for Disney+, Ewan McGregor returning as Obi-Wan Kenobi, how Birds of Prey is getting John Wick stunts, and more!

News

Venom 2 (17:00)

Robert Richardson signs on for cinematography

Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. His other Tarantino films include Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight. For Scorsese, he's worked on Casino, Bringing Out the Dead, The Aviator, Shutter Island, and Hugo. With Stone, he won an Academy Award for JFK, but also worked on Platoon, The Doors, Natural Born Killers, and more

Spider-Man: Far From Home (20:30)

Passing Skyfall (2012) to become highest ever grossing movie for Sony

$1.109 billion worldwide

Behind Spider-Man and Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle domestically

Marvel Studios (23:00)

Casting a codename “David”

The Ruler of an ancient, distant kingdom

Shang Chi? Eternals? Namor?

Disney+ (28:30)

A “big” new series is coming to the streaming service

Ms. Marvel? Hulk?

Not announced so far

Marvel’s What If...? (32:05)

Hayley Atwell has recorded lines for series

Agents of SHIELD (33:10)

Patrick Warburton to reprise role of Rick Stoner in show’s last season

Ghost Rider & Helstrom (35:15)

Referred to as a banner called “Adventure into Fear”

“Three or four shows” total in this title

Aladdin (39:45)

Talks about sequel for live-action remake

Return of Jafar??

Theater or Disney+?

Obi-Wan Kenobi (44:20)

Ewan McGregor has confirmed to be signed on for character in an untitled Disney+ series